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Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation announces seed grant awardees | Penn State University

Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation announces seed grant awardees

| psu.edu

Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded its inaugural seed grants. These grants are designed to support interdisciplinary research projects that foster collaboration led by Penn State researchers, aiming to make a significant impact on the future of the built environment and real estate practice. 

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Celebrating 100 years of excellence in chemical engineering | Penn State University

Celebrating 100 years of excellence in chemical engineering

| psu.edu

From the Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building on Shortlidge Road to offices, labs and classrooms around the globe, nearly 10,000 alumni, 500 undergraduate and graduate students, and 45 faculty, post-doctoral candidates and staff call the Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering home. This year, the department is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of a chemical engineering degree program at Penn State in 1924-25 and the first 11 chemical engineering bachelor’s degrees granted in May 1925.

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Penn State Climate Consortium seeks workshop proposals for 2025 Accelerator | Penn State University

Penn State Climate Consortium seeks workshop proposals for 2025 Accelerator

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The Penn State Climate Consortium has announced its 2025 call for level one workshop proposals for its Climate Solutions Accelerator, which seeks to establish and/or advance research teams aligned with the consortium's themes. The deadline for workshop proposals is Nov. 18.

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Climate Consortium awards projects to drive climate solutions across key sectors | Penn State University

Climate Consortium awards projects to drive climate solutions across key sectors

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The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded funding to four research projects that look to put promising climate solutions into action through interdisciplinary partnerships. 

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College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty member named 2024 Packard Fellow | Penn State University

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty member named 2024 Packard Fellow

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Tushar Mittal, assistant professor of geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State, was named a 2024 Packard Fellow by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Mittal is among this year’s class that features 20 innovative early-career scientists and engineers, each of whom will receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research.

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Growing Impact: Visualizing flood risk (Teaser)

Growing Impact: Visualizing flood risk (Preview)

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Episode release date: November 1, 2024. Flooding is the world's most devastating natural disaster, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. Millions of Americans live in high-risk flood zones, with the threat amplified by climate change and aging infrastructure. This episode explores how innovative computer modeling and visualizations can help communities plan for future flood risks and develop effective response strategies.

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Video: Hurricane Milton sucks water out of Tampa Bay

Video: Hurricane Milton sucks water out of Tampa Bay

| yahoo.com

Tampa Bay experienced a rare reverse storm surge as Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening. This article quotes Peter Stempel, associate professor in landscape architecture.

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Princeton Engineering - Retiring coal plants with climate and equity in mind

Retiring coal plants with climate and equity in mind

| engineering.princeton.edu

Facing competition from cheap natural gas and a growing renewables market, coal-fired power plants are on the decline in the United States. This article features a multi-university research team that includes Penn State.

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Two-part celebration to honor career of EMS professor Alan Taylor | Penn State University

Two-part celebration to honor career of EMS professor Alan Taylor

| psu.edu

Penn State’s Earth and Environmental Systems Institute will host a two-part celebration to honor the career of Alan Taylor, professor emeritus of forest ecology. The first is a symposium from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, in 112 Walker Building, and the second, a “Celebration of Achievements,” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Mount Nittany Winery.

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Nominations sought for IEE research awards | Penn State University

Nominations sought for IEE research awards

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The Institute of Energy and the Environment at Penn State has announced a call for nominations for its research award program. The deadline for nominations is Friday, Nov. 8. 

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‘Materials for Energy Innovation’ theme for 2024 Nelson W. Taylor Lecture Series | Penn State University

‘Materials for Energy Innovation’ theme for 2024 Nelson W. Taylor Lecture Series

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The 2024 Nelson W. Taylor Lecture in Materials will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, in the HUB-Robeson Center’s Heritage Hall on Penn State’s University Park campus. The theme of this year’s lecture series is "Materials for Energy Innovation."

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Hee Jeung Oh receives national research award for work in polymers

| news.engr.psu.edu

Hee Jeung Oh, assistant professor of chemical engineering and of materials science and engineering at Penn State, has been named the 2024 recipient of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Separations Division’s (AIChE) Fractionation Research Inc./John G. Kunesh Award.  

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